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UNIT XII SYLLABUS

UNIT XII TERMS

UNIT XII ESSAY QUESTIONS: Unit XII Essays.pdf


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IMPERIALISM


Why did the British Empire expand so rapidly between 1870 and 1900?

The "Scramble" for Africa
King Leopold
King Leopold's Soliloquy
The British Empire

Rudyard Kipling's "The White Man's Burden"




Imperialism: Berkley lecture: XC: Listen to first 20 minutes/take notes.













WORLD WAR I

Go to this page for links to interactive diagrams on WWI

Class presentation on WWI: myWW1.pdf

BBC link on World War I

Background to WWI This link takes you to a "top level" page that begins with the diplomacy. Use the menu on the upper left to travel all the way through the War.

Causes of the First World War:

A must read to understand how all got pulled into the war: July Crisis.doc

Picture History of WWI You can spend a lot of time here... don't get too carried away.

Trenches on the Web

The Heritage of the Great War

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WWI VIDEOS


















World War I Poetry


Introduction to First World War Poetry
WWI Literature At Spartacus



Dulce et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen

Anthem for Doomed Youth - Wilfred Owen

Absolution - Sigfried Sassoon


Wilfred Owen the Bitter and Outrageous Reality of Wwi

Art of World War I



RUSSIAN REVOLUTION


Timeline of the Russian Revolution

Russian Revolution Webquest Page - extra credit - due 4/8/13

An overview



1905: The Russian Revolution of 1905.doc
Causes of the Russian Revolution:

Lenin and the Bolsheviks:

Russian Revolution Timeline (a Marxist POV)
Review the Russian Revolution at Spark Notes
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The Russian Revolution - In Colour from Savalas Sound on Vimeo.



















END OF WWI


The Cost: Costs_WWI.pdf

The Paris Peace Settlement: The Settlement at Paris.doc

Versailles Treaty: WWI Versailles Treaty.ppt

Wilson's 14 Points: 14points.pdf

The Consequences of Versailles: The consequences of Versailles

Further Reading



Propaganda in the Great War